Description
Moonflower is a tender perennial vine that can add incredible beauty and powerful fragrance to a night garden. Often grown as an annual outside of its tropical and subtropical growing zones, this vine features large, heart-shaped, dark green leaves on robust, slightly prickly stems. Its trumpet-shaped flowers begin blooming in mid-summer and last until fall.
Botanical Name : Ipomoea alba (formerly Calonyction aculeatum)
Common Names : Moonflower, tropical white morning-glory, moon vine, evening glory, moon creeper
Plant Type : Vine
Mature Size : 10–15 ft. tall, 3–6 ft. wide
Sun Exposure : Full
Soil Type : Moist, well-drained
Bloom Time : Summer, fall
Flower Color : White, purple
Moonflower Care and Planting
- Water a plant when the soil feels dry to touch
- Water thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering for the winter & rainy season
- Try to water the plants in the morning around 8-10am
- You should remove dead, infected or damaged plant parts and throw in the garbage collector
- You should fertilize a plant mostly in the spring season, flower bud stage
- Mulch the potting mix with organic material
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